Technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, and biotechnology will shape the world over the next few decades, and nations that do not develop these capabilities domestically will remain dependent on others. The PMRC Scheme recognises this gap and tries to bridge it by bringing experienced, world-class researchers back into the Indian system.
The command, headquartered in Hawaii, works closely with Indian armed forces and says its mission to maintain a “free and open theatre” with regional allies and partners will remain unchanged.
US has acknowledged attacking the three commercial vessels that had Indian crew, indirectly admitting to killing three Indian sailors in the MT Settebello. However, the claims made by Trump that Iran sent attack drones at Indian ships transiting Hormuz have been made after India's strong diplomatic response against the US over the deaths of Indian crew.
Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Afghanistan, Indian Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish blasted Pakistan’s "Fitna al Hindustan" narrative as propaganda from an organised "factory of hate" meant to distract from domestic crises.
Despite its visual grandeur, the exhibition often privileges Persian narratives and reductive parallels over a nuanced understanding of the Mahabharata's civilisational ethos.